
Courses Introduction to water gardens.
From September 2011 start courses Introduction to the Aquatic Gardens. Were issued in the Nursery, every Wednesday or Sundays. Consist of a lecture - practices that take all day (9:30 to 17:30)
Is conducted in Spanish
Registration or For questions send an email to:
viveroacuatico@arnet.com.ar
or Call
(011) 15 59 40 75 82
The program covers the following topics:
1) Planning and Design, Pond
- Types of ponds
- Sizes
- Technical rules
- Biological Rules
2) Pond Maintenance
- Care according to the time
- Algae Control - Types of algae
- Control of mosquito larvae - Dengue
- Cleaning the pool
- Contributions - Water Changes
3) Building a Pond
- Most common materials
- Example: stepper Building a pond typical PVC or polyethylene.
- Equipment: Filters, pumps, fountains, decorative items
4) The Aquatic Ecosystem
- Plants: Types and functions of aquatic plants within the ecosystem.
Interactions Location within the pond depths.
- Animals:- Fish: Description of most common species for ponds.
Tents - Kites - Ecology-Food-Play - Care according to the season.
- Amphibians and other residents. Pests.
5) Floating plants: Overview of Most common species - care according to the season - Control
6) Sumerged Plantas: Overview of most common species - according to time Care - Control
7) Marginal Plants: Species most common description for the group - depending on the time care
- Planted - Fertilization.
8) Rooted
- Hardies WaterLillies: Features - Planted - Substrate-Fertilization - Care under time. - more common varieties.
- Tropical Waterlilies: Features - Planted - Substrate-Fertilization - according Care time. - most common varieties.
- Lotus: Features - Planted - Substrate - Fertilization - Care according to the time-Variety most common
- Other Rooted: Features - Planted - Fertilization - Care according to the season - Most common varieties - Diseases and pests most common.
Practices
- Division Repotting Water Lilies Fertilisation and different types of rhizomes.
- Division of Lotos Repotting and Fertilization
- Division, Repotting and fertilization of marginal Plants.
Programming:
9:00 to 9:30 pm: Welcome - Registration - Payment. Delivery of teaching materials. Café
9:30 to 11:00 am: Course - Theoretical Part I: Ponds - Ecology - Fish
11:00 to 11:30 am: Coffee Break
11:30 to 13:00 am: Course - Theoretical Part II: Floating - Oxygen - swamp
13:00 to 14:00 pm: Lunch (not included in the tariff)
14:00 to 16:00 am: Course - Theoretical Part III: Rooted: Water Lilies - Lotos
16:00 to 16:30 am: Coffee Break
16:30 to 17:30 am: Course - Part Practice: Water Lilies - Lotus - Marginal Plants
Fechas Tentativas:
Los Cursos se retomaran en Septiembre de 2011